Deceuninck halves energy usage with upgraded water chilling system

Deceuninck has upgraded its existing water chilling system in its manufacturing facility in Calne, reducing its carbon output by 550 cubic metres per year in the process.

The two new water chillers were installed in March 2024, and were chosen for their energy efficiency.

Darren Woodcock, Operations Director, Deceuninck, said: “Our current energy usage for chilling our water with our new system is 50% less than it was 12 months ago.

“Our old system was outdated so we wanted to replace it with a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly alternative, that reduced the amount of carbon used.

“We only had 60mm of buffer space to slot the new chillers into. They went in millimeter perfect, and there was no operational disruption whatsoever.” 

Deceuninck has taken a leading role in sustainability through its commitment to the Science Based Targets (SBTi) programme, pledging to reduce CO2 emissions from its operations (Scope 1&2) by 60% by 2030, based on a 2021 baseline.

As well as the water cooler upgrade to reduce carbon emissions in the Calne factory, the systems house has also installed 2,200 solar panels on the roof, which generates 895,762 kWh of clean energy a year, and saves almost half a million tons of CO2.